Cinema screenings are fairly cancelled in the interests of public safety – but does this further relinquish the voices of those seeking to expose injustice?
Film censorship risks emboldening those who threaten violence
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Platform on Safety of Journalists demand reform in Ireland following anti-SLAPP conference
Partners of the Platform call on Irish authorities to continue to prioritise media freedom and better protect journalists.
Living in gangster times
Reporting on organised crime in the eastern state of Bihar is a deadly business
Tainted scientists
Katie Dancey-Downs talks to the scientists who have been censored for questioning the effectiveness of animal testing
Journalists have a “right to life”
The rich and powerful are increasingly acting with impunity to silence, sometimes permanently, those who seek to shine a light on their activities
Georgian dream – or nightmare?
Ahead of a national election next week, Index CEO Jemimah Steinfeld visited Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. She observed that the country, formerly one of the most liberal in the post-Soviet bloc, could be on a path to autocracy
Be nice, or you’re not coming in
The Indian government is revoking the status of its overseas citizens and denying visas for those critical of Modi
The show must go on
Ravish Kumar was one of the biggest independent voices of Indian channel NDTV before he dramatically resigned to set up his own YouTube channel in 2022. Vrinda Sharma has been at his side ever since
Ukraine: Index and partners mourn death and demand justice for Victoria Roshchyna
Organisations welcome the opening of an investigation into the death of the Ukrainian journalist who died in unclear circumstances while in Russian detention
Detained, blindfolded and threatened with death: a week in the hands of Ukraine’s Russian occupiers
Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna was on her way to Mariupol when she was taken hostage. She recounts her ordeal here